Turbo-rotor.



A. H. WOUTERS.

TURBO ROTOR. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1907.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

ITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ALFRED H. \VO UTERS, 0F NORWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 ALLIS-CHALMERS COMPANYA CORPO- 'RATION OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE BULLOCK ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING- COMPANY, A COR- PO RATION OF OHIO; J'OINTLY.

TURBO-ROTOR.

Patented Aug. 24. 1909.

Application filed February 28, 1907. Serial No. 359,853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, ALFRED 'Wournns, belonging to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, residing at Nor-wood, in the countv of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have ilivented certain new and useful Improvements in Turbo-Rotors, of which the followlng is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to rotary members or rotors of high speed dynamo-electric machines, such as rotary fi 1d members of turbo-alternators, particularly rotors having two or more pairs of poles, although some of the features of my invention are not limited to rotors of any specific number of poles. poles. j 4 The object of my invention is to provide aLrotor construction all parts of which are- W ll balanced and well supported so that there is no liability of vibration or of any of the parts being displaced at high speeds.

My invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations .and

arrangements of parts which will be described in the specification and set forth in the appended claims.

For a better understanding of my invention reference is had. to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a View partially in elevation and partially in section of a rotary field member of a tnrho-alternator equipped with my invention. the section being taken approximately along the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; Fig. :2 is a transverse section through the same, along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective of a portion of the structure showing portions of thecoil and collector lead connections; and Fig. 4 is a sectional new showing a modification.

Referring now to the figures of the drawing, 10 represents a shaft of -the rotor on which is mounted a cylindrical core 11 consisting in this case of laminae clamped together by end disks 12. and nuts 13 engaging threaded portions 14: of the shaft. The core is slotted radially and is provided with field coils arranged in groups, each group consisti'ng of a number of coils arranged concentrically about one of t-hepoles. In this case I have shown four. poles and four groups of coils 15 15", 15 and 15, each group consistin' of three ".concentric coils. The ends of tfic are inclosed within end covers each of which coils project beyond the core and consists'in this case of two parts, a heavy ring or band 16 surromuling the ends of the coils, and an end-plate 1'? mounted on the shaft and engaging. the ring l6. Each of the' e'nd covers is heldin place by a. nut 18 '60 engaging a threaded portion 19 of the shaft. The ends of the-coils bear against the outer rings or band 16, being separated therefrom by insulation. If desiredthe coils may be spaced from each-other and from the. adjacent end disks 12 and end-plates 17 by insulating spacing members. The: latter have been omitted in this casefor the sake of clearn'ess.

The parts so far described are old and I claim no novelty therein.

One of the most serious and difficult problems which confront. builders of high speed dynamo-electric machines is the elimination of vibration. In order that a rotor will notvibratc at high spe is it is ncccssary that all parts be retained rigidly and firmly in position so that they can not move about or shift under the action of centrifugal force, and that the structure be very nearly perfectly balanced. is rotors are usually constructed the coil and collector connections cannot be symmetrically arranged and have therefore rendered difficult the elimination of vibration. For example in a four pole rotor the two collector leads are usually connected to the coils or groups of coils means of transverse coil supporting memhers 20 and radial, expansible supporting members 21.. The supports 20 preferably consistof strips of blocks of insulating. material, preferably Wood, and each extend'across and engage the end-turns of allthe coils of 705 one group. In this instance there are two supports for each group of coils, one at each end of the core. The radial supporting members. consist in this instance of bolts 9.1

threaded at each end and provided with nuts 21 near their outer ends and nuts 21near their inner ends. The outer ends of the suporting bolts extend into recesses or openings 20, in the supporting strips orblocks 20, and the innerlends of the bolts preferably extend into recesses or openings 22 in metal rings or annular members 22 mounted on the shaftwithin the overhanging or projecting .will now be explained.

At 23 and 23 are shown two collector leads arranged 180 apart or diametrically opposite each other. The end of lead 23 is electrically connected to the bolt 21 supporting the group of coils 15 in this instance, being clamped between a pair of nuts 21 at the inner end of the bolt. In a similar manner lead 23 is electrically connected to the bolt 21 supporting the diametrically opposite group of coils 15. Group 15 of the coils is electrically connected to its supporting bolt 21 by meansof a ,strap conductor 24, leading in this instance to the inner layer of the innermost coil of the.

group. As here shown the end of the conductor 24 is clamped betw 'zn nut 21 and a washer 21? between the nut and the sup portlector lead 23 and the corresponding radial bolt 21 are connected to the inner coil of 'group 15.. The two coil supporting bolts to which the leads are connected are insulated from the ring or annular member 22. The different coils of each group are con nected in series by means of short strap conductors 25 extending in this case from the outer layer of conductor of one coil to the inner layer of. the next adjacent coil. .Coils 15 and 15- are connected respectively to the coils 15 and 15 adjacent thereto, by means of diametrically opposite, short strap con- ;ductors 26 shown in Fig. 2, and thelatter coils are connected together to complete the circuit through all the coils from one collector lead to the other. The connection between coils. 15". and 15' is accomplished in thiscase by electrically connecting the coils to -their supporting bolts and connecting the bolts together by. a conducting ring or annular member so as not to disturb the balance. of the machine. As here shown, coils 15 and 15 are connected to their supporting bolts21 by straps 27 in exactly the same manner as coils 15 and 15 are connected to their supporting bolt-s. I prefer to connect the bolts whichare electrically connectedcto the coils 15 and 15 by a separate-conducting ring 28 insulated from the shaft and other parts. The respective bolts ing member 20. In a similar manner colof strap conductors 29 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, whichstrap conductors are preferably riveted to the ring and clamped between nuts 21 on the inner ends of the bolts- As here shown the straps 29 alone support the "otherwise supported.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a construction in which the additional conducting ring 28 connected to the coils 15 and 15 is dispensed with. In this case I secure electrical. connection between the bolts. 21 which support the coils 15 and 15 by means of the ring or an nulai member which is mounted on the sha, t and supports the bolts. In this case the ring or annular member is shown at 22 'being separated from the shaft by insulation 22. The coil supporting bolts 21 to which the from this ring as in the construction first described, but the other pair. of bolts 21 which are connected to coils 15 and 15 are electrically connected with the ring as shown. Thus the annular member 22 not only serves the function of the annular member 22 in the first described construction, that is, to support the bolts 21*, but also serves as a connector between the coils 15 and 15 or the bolts electrically connected to said coils.

The path of the current through the coils is as follows :Assuming that collector lead 23 is the positive lead, current passes'from lead 23, to coil 15*, conductor 26, coil 15", conducting ring 28, do coil 15, and to collect'o y d 23*. I

It is seen that the balance of the rotor i's not in the least disturbed, by the coil and the collector connections. The collector leads 23 and 23 being diametrically opposite, ba l- I' ance each other, as do likewise all the other conductors or connectors including the bolts 21, strap conductors 24, strap copductors 26, strap conductors 27, ring-.28 and strap con ductor s- 29. Also there islittle tendency of 1 any of theparts including the coils and connectors being displaced at high speeds of rotation. Furthermore with this construction long flexible collector and coil connecting conductors are dispensed with.

In this instance the bolts 21 at the right hand-side of Fig. 1 orat the end of the machine opposite the collector rings serve merely as coil supports. If desired, however, ring 28 may be located at this end of. the 'machine, in which case two of these bolts will serve toconduct the current between the. coils 15 and 15 I, i I wish it to be understood that while I have shown a four-pole machine, my inven-' tion is equally applicable to a machine hav ing a greater number ofpoles, and most of the features of my invention are applicable 'to'a machine havingtwo poles. In a rotor having more than'two' pairs of poles it might 21 are connected to the ring 28 by means ring. If desired, however, the ring may be.

collector leads are connected .are insulated- 5*, conductor 26,

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be desirable under certain circumstances. to connect together more than one pair of coils by a conducting ring but I prefer to connect only two coils in this manner and effect the necessary electrical connections between the .other coils by short strap conductors. I do not wish therefore to be confinedto the exact details shown, but aim in my claims to cover all modifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit and scope 'of my IVhat I claim as'new is 1. Ina rotor of a dynamo-electric machine. a shaft, a ,core, a winding consisting of coils having portions projecting beyond the ends of the core, rings or bands encircling the. projecting portions of the coils, a pair of annular members mounted on the shaft within the projecting ends of the coils, and means for forcing said ends of the coils outward into engagement with the rings or bands comprising radial bolts between the coils and said annular members and adjust able members on sald bolts.

2. In a rotor of a'dynamo-electric machine, a shaft, a 'core, coils carried by said core and projecting beyond the ends thereof, rings surrounding the ends of the coils, annular members on the shaft, and devices between said annular members on the shaft and the ends of the coils for forcing thelatter outwardly against the rings, each of said devices comprising cooperating threaded members relatively adjustable in a radial direction.

3. In a rotor of adynamo-electric ma chine, a shaft; a core, coils carried by said core and projecting beyond the ends thereof,

.said coils being arranged concentrically portions of the coils, insulating supporting members engaging the inner portions of the end-turns of the coils, radial bolts engaging recesses or sockets in'said coil-supporting members and annular members on theshaft, and adjustable nuts on said bolts for forcing the supporting members and end-turns of the coils outward into engagement with the rings or bands surrounding the coils.

5.- In a rotor of a dynamo-electric machine, a core, coils-carried by the core, and

projecting beyond the end thereof, an annular coil retaining member surrounding the projecting portions of the coils,' means for holding said portions of the coils in engagement with the annular memberfsaid means being electrically connected to the coils and serving tocarry current to and from the same.

6. In a rotor of a dynamo-electric machine, a core, coils carried by the core,- and having ends projecting beyond the same, annular members surrounding the ends of the coils, means for forcing the ends of the coils outwardly against said annular members, said means being electrically connected to the coils, and collector leads connected to said means.

7. In a rotor, of a dynamo-electric machine, a core, coils carried by said core and projecting beyond the ends thereof, and radial expansible supporting members for the projecting portions of the coils, said supporting members being electrically connected to the coils and ,to collector leads.

8. In a rotor of a dynamo-electric machine, a core, coils carried by said core and projecting beyond the ends thereof, and radial bolts extending between the shaft and the projecting portions of the coils' and electrically connected to the coils, so that said bolts serve to carry current to. and from the coils.

9. In a rotorof a dynamo-electric machine, a core having a plurality of pairs of poles, groups of coils on said poles, a pair of collector leads connected to two groups diametrically opposite each other, a. con ducting ring connected to two other groups diametrically opposite each other, and c011- ductors electrically connecting respectively the first named diametrically opposite groups of coils to the second named diametrically opposite groups of coils.

10. In a rotor of a dynamo-electric machine, a core having a plurality of pairs of poles, coils on said poles, a pair of diametrically opposite collector leads connected respectively to coils at diametrically opposite points, a conducting ring connected to two other coils at diametrically oppositepoints,

and conductors electrically connecting re-- spectively said diametrically opposite coils to the other-two coils which are also dia-' metrically opposite each other, and a conducting ring electrically connecting the last named 'coils.

13. In a high speed rotor, a shaft, a core it! having a plurality of pairs of poles, coils surrounding the po1es,'a pair of collector leads connected to a, pairof coils diametrically opposite each other, diametrically opposite con dnctors connecting said coils respectiielyto an adjacentpair of coils diametrically opposite each other, and conductors connecting said last named coils together. I

y In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALFRED H. WOUTERS.

lVitnesses RUBY ROBINSON, FRED J. :KINSEY. 

